11 Mar 2010
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SA divided as blood is spilled in the name of God-fearing homophobia
Cape Times
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As much as those of us who identify ourselves as social progressives would like to believe otherwise, the reality is that South Africa is a bastion of social conservatism. Indeed, one of the most glaring contradictions of South Africa's post-apartheid "transition" is that the widely acknowledged (and regularly celebrated) social progressiveness of the constitution is, in large part, at fundamental odds with the beliefs and views of the majority of South Africans.
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08 Mar 2010
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World Cup maketh man, not woman
The Star
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It may be a bit late to raise this issue with South Africa fewer than 100 days from the World Cup kick-off. Nevertheless, it must be put on record that it has not gone unnoticed that everthing to do with this global sporting event has been in the interests of men. This includes the consolidation of male power, business opportunities and putting men in the driving seat as those able to perform, achieve and deliver.
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08 Mar 2010
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Researcher says World Cup is not a cash cow
Daily News
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The benefits of the World Cup have been overestimated, warns a Durban researcher who has spent five years looking at the effects the event will have on South Africa.
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08 Mar 2010
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Analysts rubbish JZ plot claim
Sowetan
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Political analysts have rubbished unions' claims that there is a "plot" by a small group of corrupt ANC leaders to unseat President Jacob Zuma.
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08 Mar 2010
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2010 revenue over-rated: Researcher says World Cup is not a cash cow
Daily News
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The benefits of the World Cup have been overestimated, warns a Durban researcher who has spent five years looking at the effects the event will have on South Africa.
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08 Mar 2010
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Women reduced to support act as World Cup showcases men's prowess
The Mercury
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It may be a bit late to raise this issue with South Africa less than 100 days from the World Cup kick-off.
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05 Mar 2010
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Hand-out is hand-up
Financial Mail
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SA's burgeoning welfare population - the 14m people who reeceive social grants - usually make intelligent choices on how to spend their money, according to new research conducted by Finmark Trust, a lobby group which aims to find ways of extending financial services to the poor.
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05 Mar 2010
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Cross-border storm brews
Financial Mail
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Though government has won a significant legal victory in the provincial demarcation issue, it is unlikely to quell the protests in affected communities.
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05 Mar 2010
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Counting the cost
Financial Mail
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The 25% average annual tariff increase awarded to Eskom over the next three years has been met with relief - especially by economists, who have been falling over themselves to revise their inflation forecasts downwards.
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25 Feb 2010
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Affirmative action symposium aims to build social cohesion
SABC News
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The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is hosting a two day symposium on affirmative action from tomorrow in Pretoria. In South Africa ‘affirmative action’ (AA) broadly refers to government policies that account for; and/or respond to exclusions based on race, gender, class, ethnicity and disability.
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19 Feb 2010
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Gambling on growth
Fincial Mail
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Despite a dramatic deterioration in SA's fiscal fortunes, finance minister Pravin Gordhan's first budget holds a steady course.
Treasury not only has a plan to rein in the budget deficit and the determination to carry it out, it is also boldly proposing that SA chart a new growth path that creates more jobs.
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19 Feb 2010
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Creative thinking needed
Financial Mail
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Over the past year or two, politicians have promised a "development state", "paradigm change", a "new growth path", and "decent work". These forceful words demonstrate a desire by government to ease SA's widespread poverty and unemployment.
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18 Feb 2010
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ANC disclosure of interests poliocy on way
Business Day
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The African National Congress (ANC) is completing a policy proposal spelling out how members will be required to disclose their business interests, a move designed to promote transparency and eradicate the potential for corruption and conflict of interest.
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10 Feb 2010
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Balfour protesters calm down
News24.com
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Balfour's Siyathemba informal settlement was "quiet" at midday on Wednesday following three days of protests which ended with a library being burnt and at least 32 arrests.
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10 Feb 2010
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‘Sorry’ Zuma tries to calm storm ahead of key speech
AllAfrica.com
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Wilson Johwa — PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma 's apology to the nation for his latest sexual indiscretion appeared in danger of backfiring yesterday, as analysts and political opponents dismissed it as contrived and lacking substance.
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08 Feb 2010
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‘Sorry’ Zuma tries to calm storm ahead of key speech
Business Day
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PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma ’s apology to the nation for his latest sexual indiscretion appeared in danger of backfiring yesterday, as analysts and political opponents dismissed it as contrived and lacking substance.
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04 Feb 2010
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No reservations
FinWeek
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Remember when the informal sector was presented as the panacea for South Africa's economic problems, particularly unemployment? The view was particularly prevalent in the Eighties and Nineties, when information about the size of the informal sector and how many people were employed in it was virtually non-existent.
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04 Feb 2010
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The division between private and public life
The Mercury
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That President Zuma has a right to privacy cannot be denied. That we have a right to discuss what that means for our society is also our right as citizens, writes Nomboniso Gasa.
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03 Feb 2010
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Zuma has failed cultural test
Sowetan
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Inyala lisikizi: aliyonto yokuqhayisa – debauchery is shameful and not something to boast about, goes a Xhosa saying. Drawing from his fountain of African wisdom, Julius Malema, the ANC Youth League president, has warned “... we are Africans, we cannot discuss the private affairs of our elders and Zuma is a father to us all ...”
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01 Feb 2010
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State of play
Psychologies
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The national fervour engendered by the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the 1996 African Cup of Nations and the 2003 Cricket World Cup symbolically amplified our reputation as a 'rainbow nation'.
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26 Jan 2010
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Black youth left in limbo
Sowetan
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In a chapter that appears in Linda Cooper and Shirley Walters' recent book, Learning/Work: Turning Work and Lifelong Learning Inside Out, I argue that the issue of students dropping out is disquieting because it is perceived to reflect inadequacies in the education system with regard to quality and quantity.
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21 Jan 2010
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State may go private with more of Eskom
Business Day
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The government has given the first indication that it might consider selling stakes in some of Eskom's existing power stations to raise cash to fund Eskom's build programme, with a senior official confirming yesterday it was "open to all options".
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21 Jan 2010
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Should I stay or should I go?
studentvillage.co.za
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South Africa is suffering from a massive skills haemorrhage, losing thousands of newly graduated professionals to seemingly 'greener pastures' each year.
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12 Jan 2010
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Pregnancies keep EC pupils from success
Dispatchonline
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Mbizana district schools have one of the highest pregnancy rates in the Eastern Cape province.
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02 Jan 2010
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Whites also want 2010 to be a success
Cape Argus
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"White South Africans would like to see the country's hosting of the event fail," was the comment of Dr Essop Pahad, a member of the 2010 World Cup Organising Committee, in 2008.
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01 Jan 2010
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Female perspective should be taught in school
Agenda
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Last couple of years ago, I participated in a colloquium titled, "Gender Equity in Education," organised by the Human Sciences Research Council and the British Council. It was intended to look critically at the last 10 years of gender equity in education, explore new thinking on gender equity, revive gender activism in education and to design a sustainable implementation plan.
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